title: Enhancing excess electron transport in DNA.
abstract: The efficiency of excess electron transport in duplex DNA can be enhanced by limiting the pathways available for migration and using a donor of moderate strength that suppresses radical recombination through selective electron transfer to distal pyrimidines rather than proximal purines.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA.
authors.forename: Fazel
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fakhari
authors.forename: Yun-Yun K
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Steven E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Rokita
mesh_terms: D000873:Anthracenes / Q000737:chemistry; D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D004579:Electron Transport; D011687:Purines / Q000737:chemistry; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000873:Anthracenes; D011687:Purines; D011743:Pyrimidines; C049062:1-aminoanthracene; D004247:DNA